Antonyms for disliked


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dis-lahyk
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈlaɪk


Definition of disliked

Origin :
  • 1540s (implied in disliking), hybrid which ousted native mislike as the opposite of like. Related: Disliked; disliking. English in 16c. also had the excellent dislove "hate, cease to love," but it did not survive.
  • verb be antagonistic toward something; hate
Example sentences :
  • He was no longer in a mood to counsel fight, even though he disliked to submit.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • She disliked the idea of meeting Evelyn in the dean's office.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • Also he disliked Carter—seemed to associate his personality with that of Shandy's.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • All these years when he had been so cold, so hard toward her, it simply was because he disliked her.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • He had disliked Peppajee as a pompous egotist among his kind.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • She disliked this more than she had ever in her life disliked any thing which had happened to her.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • He looked so much like Napoleon I. that I disliked him for it.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • This was the man I disliked so much, but I gave orders that he should be shown in.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • She hesitated; I disliked to ask her what it was, so I said "Poor woman!"
  • Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
  • Being a woman, she should, theoretically, have disliked and despised him for this.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

Synonyms for disliked

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